Stand and mounting



Nov. 25,1930; I w. MEYER 1382,660

STAND AND MOUNTING Filed Dec. 26,1925

max-ML Patented Nov. 25, 1930 UNITED STATES WILLIAM MEYER, or oHIcAeo,ILLINOIS STAND I AND MOUNTING Application filed December This inventionrelates to a stand and mounting and although not to be limited to aparticular use or purpose or with a particular device, the presentinvention has especial utility with hair dryers of the type disclosed inmy prior Patent No. 1,541,988, granted June16, 1925.

The objects of my invention are the provision of a generally improvedandsimplified standand mounting affording expeditious adjustment of theheight or vertical po- 1 sition of the dryer or other device and abalanced pivotal or angular mounting in which the device will be held,without clamping, in

any angular position into which it is moved.

A relatively great range of-vertical adjustment ispermitted and thisadjustment is made easy or expedited by a novel balancing I springarrangement which holds the weight of the device during the adjustment.The

pivotal mounting permits angular adjustment to any desired position andthe device is self-holding in any angular position into which it ismoved. The construction is simple and compact. It can be economicallyproduced and an advantageous disposition of the parts is provided. 1 i

In order to acquaint those skilled in the art with the manner ofconstructing and operating a device embodying my invention, I

shall now describe, in connection wit-h the accompanying drawings,aparticular embodiment of the invention.

I In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention;

1 Fig.2 is a rear elevational view showing the stand partially insection;

' Fig. 3 is a side elevational View of the dryer 1 40. showing itsmounting at the upper end of the stand;

Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of the dryer showing the lamp andreflector disposition therein, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail section taken on the line 55 of Figure 4.

Referring to the drawings, the particular device. selected forillustration comprises an upright stand 5, supported at its lower end bya suitable base 6, and provided at its up- 26, 1925. Serial No. 77,888.

per end with a forked mounting member 7, for the device 8, which may bea hair dryer as already set out or a facial or scalp treatment device,or any combinaton of these or other device with which the presentinventionis found desirable.

As already pointed out, the present invention has particular utilitywith the hair dryer of my prior patent. I also adapt that device forfacial and scalp treatments, so that where I refer herein to a treatmentdevice, I intend to include hair dryers, facial and scalp treatmentdevices singlyand any combination or other analogous devices.

The base 6 may be in the form of a tripod as shown, having radial legs 9which may be providedwith suitable caster rollers 10 for supporting thedevice upon the flooror other supporting surface and expediting movementthereof. Substantially centrally, the base 6 has a hub or boss 11provided with a socket 12 for receiving thelower end of the stand 5. Thelower end of the boss 11 may have an opening 13 leading out from thesocket 12 and internallythe socket may be provided with verticallyspaced bearing surfaces 14 and 15 for holding the lower end of the stand5 firmly in position.

The stand 5 comprises a pair of telescoping tubes or tubular posts 18and 20, the lower one 20 of which has a relatively fixed position, whilethe upper post 18 is adapted to be extended vertically from the upperend of the post 20 and to be retracted into the post 20 to vary theheight of the stand. The lower end of the post 20 fits into the socket12 and may be secured firmly therein and against accidental displacementby a set screw 25, which may be loosened to permit removal of the post20 from the base 6.

The lower end of the lower tubular post 20 may be closed by a lug 26.The lower end of the tube 18 may eturned in or partially closed at 27,preferably with an opening 28 therethrough for placing the tube 20 incom- 95 munication with the interior of the tube 18 and preventing anypressure accumulations or dash .pot action in the tube 20 from, in

any way, interferingwith the vertical adjustment of the tube 18. Acoiled spring 30 l confined in the lower tubular post 20 and between thelower end 27 of the post 18 and the plug 26 yieldably supports the uppertube 18 and balances the weight of the post 18 and the weight of theparts carried thereby, when the thumb screw 33 is unloosened.

For locking the tubes 18 and 26 rigidly together and thereby the uppertube 18 against upward or downward movement in the tubular post 20, theupper end of the post 20 maybe provided with longitudinal slits 32' withmeans 32 provided for contracting this slit end upon the tube 18 withoutmarring the same. This means 32 may comprise a ring 33 surrounding theslit end of the tube 20 and a thumb screw 33 threaded ra-' diallythrough the ring 33 and cooperable with the slit end of the tube 20 tocontract this split end and firmly bind the tube 18 in any desiredvertical position and against upward or downward movement. The spring 30constitutes a balancing spring in that it holds the weight of the dryeror other device 8 and expedites the up and down or vertical adjustmentthereof. To lower the device 8, the thumb screw 33 is unloosened and thetube 18 is telescoped or retracted into the post 20, the thumb screw 33being again tightened to lock the device in the vertical position intowhich it is moved. To raise the device 8, the thumb screw is similarlyunloosened, the post 18 and device carried thereby moved upwardly andthe thumb screw again tightened. A relatively great range of verticaladjustment is permitted and the vertical adjustment is cushioned fromone position to another.

With reference to the device 8, suflice it to say that the particulardevice shown comprises a casing 35 having an outlet end 36 from whichthe air, heat or radiant energy or any combination of these may beprojected. At the opposite end, the device has a head member 38 formingan inlet which may be screened at39 and the electric motor 40 is mountedat the inlet end 38 preferably concentric with the axis of the drum orcasing 35, which is shown as of cylindrical or circular formation andtapering toward its out- Suitably mounted beneath the motor 40 is aplurality of switches 42 'which may be mounted or nested side by side asshown and adapted for controlling the lamp, heater and fan or otherinternal circuits of the device. The conductors 45 for connecting thedevice into the desired electrical circuit lead into the desiredcircuits of. the device through the switches42 and these conductors maybe provided with a standard Edison plug or other suitable connector 46.j

The forked mounting member 7 has a depending sleeved portion 50 whichtelescopes over the upper end of the tubular post 18 and mounts thedevice 8thereon. thumb screw may be provided for securing this sleevedportion 50 firmly upon the post 18, but this is not necessary and is notshown. The forked member 7 also has a pair of upright arms 52, theparallel up er ends of which straddle and are pivote at 53 to ears 54carried by the casing 35. The ears 5& extend laterally from the rear orinlet end of the casing 35 in a common plane which, in the particularembodiment shown, is disposed below the axis of the casing 35. The outerends of the ears 54 may be turned forwardly to dispose the common axisof the pivots 53 forwardly of the rear end and be low the axis andthereby at the center of gravity or center of mass of the device 8.

The device 8 and swingable parts carried thereby are balanced about theaxis of the pivots 53. The pivoting of the device on its center ofgravity disposes the mass of the device in equilibrium in all angularpositions about the pivots 53, so that it will remain in any angularposition into which it is moved without the necessity of clamping andwithout additional counterbalancing means.

The mounting of the switch below the motor 40 provides an exceedinglyeffective and compact arrangement and minimizes the lengths of theinternal circuit or circuits of the device. This disposition, however,lowers the center'of gravity or mass of the device 8 and the pivoting at53 below the axis of the casing 35 allows for the lowered center ofgravity and disposes the axis of the pivots 53 at the center of gravityof the entire swinging system of the device.

Internally, the device '8 may be provided with a reflector 60 and thelamp 62 is mounted in the focus of the reflector, as shown. Thismounting may comprise a standard Edison or other suitable socket 63mounted upon the upper end of the relatively short sleeve or tu e 65.The sleeve 65 extends through an opening 66 in the reflector 60 and atits lower end through a diametrical opening in a post 68, which post 68is rotatably mounted in an arm 70 fastened by a screw 76 to a bracketwhich is, in turn, suitably secured to the casing 35. A set screw 72performs the dual purpose of securing the sleeve 65 against verticalmovement in the post 68 and by simultaneously clamping the sleeve 65against the arm 7 O secures the post 68 against turning in the arm 70.The screw 76 fastens the arm 70 to the bracket 75 and permits pivotingof the arm relative the bracket, the opening in the arm 70 through whichthe screw 76 extends, being elongated, as shown at 78.

In use, the filament of the lamp is preferably disposed crosswise of thecasmg, as shown. Should it be desired to regulate the heat derived fromthe lamp 62, it can be done by loosening thescrew 76 and the thumb screw72. The lamp is then moved backward llU or forward until the desiredheat is obtained and vertically as desired to position it in the focusof the reflector and when the desired adjustment is secured, both screwsare tightened and theposition.

For swinging the dryer 8 about its pivots 53, a handle 85 may befastened to the casing 35. The height of the device may be adjusted orchanged by grasping the supporting fork 7 and moving it up or down asdesired.

I do not intend to be limited to the precise details shown or described.

I claim i In combination, a socketed base, an upright stand comprising apair of telesco ing members, one extending from the ot er to increasethe height of the stand beyond the length of either member, member beingmounted in the socketed base, a device mounted on the other telescopingmember, a coiled spring confined in the telescoping member mounted. inthe base and acting in compression on the device carrying member,said-members having a great vertical adjustment relative their diametersand being tubular and with their interiors in communication to permit atight fit between said members without interfering with the relativemovement therebetween, the lower telescoping member having its upper endslit longitudinally, and means comprising a ring member surrounding theslit end of said lower telescoping member and a thumb screw carried bysaid ring and cooperable with said slit end for locking the devicesupporting member against movement relative to the member mounted in thebase, said spring acting only upon releaie of said locking means to holdthe weight if the device and facilitate vertical adjustment of saidcarrying member.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe I my name this 17th day ofDecember, 1925.

WILLIAM MEYER."

parts firmly fixed in adjusted one telescoping

